Undergraduate Course: Competition Law (LAWS10051)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The rules governing competition law in the European Community and in the United Kingdom. The economics of competition law. The framework of the relevant provisions of the EC Treaty and the Competition Act 1998. Cartels; agreements; concerted practices; vertical restraints to competition; monopolies; oligopolies; mergers and take-overs. Enforcement of the competition rules by the Commission and the Office of Fair Trading; judicial protection; civil remedies; problems of two-tier competition control. Public undertakings. State aids. Throughout there will be comparative consideration of the harmony and disharmony of Community and UK rules. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| As in Course Guide. |
Assessment Information
| Essay and exam. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Lane
Tel: (0131 6)50 2039
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Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
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